Landline phone has long been a staple of the household, and while smartphones may have nudged past it in terms of popularity and ubiquity, that doesn’t mean that those familiar communication devices no longer have a place.
What has hurt landline phones, or at least what’s been perceived as such, is the notion that there are no more improvements that can be applied to this communication device.
It’s perceived to have peaked, and in some cases, obsolete.
But viewing landlines as such serves to discount their true potential.
Just because their development has seemingly plateaued, doesn’t mean they can no longer change for the better.
First off, before significant changes can be mapped out and worked on for landline phones, a clearer role for them must be determined.
Landlines will likely never become as functional as their more mobile counterparts, but what they can become are better tools of efficient, straightforward communication.
Improvements to the currently existing landline phone can focus on building upon their communication capabilities, potentially giving them the ability to connect people from great distances all while ensuring that each party is heard clearly over the line.
If there is one area in which a landline phone can possess a distinct advantage over smartphones, it’s in actually making sure that the people on both ends of a phone call are able to understand each other well, and that alone can be reason enough not just for landlines to stay, but for them to be valued.
Going down this route would give landlines their own little niche in the communication market, and that in of itself is meaningful in a marketplace that has grown to become friendlier to specialized offerings.
Landlines still have room to grow, and it’s just a matter of allowing them to develop as they should so that they are able to fill a valuable role in the world of communication.
A serial entrepreneur, Ray Bolouri is focused on creating "the next innovation.”
At young age, Ray co-wrote a dental billing software which has since become the defacto standard for dental practices worldwide. Later he helped market and build the 7th largest ISP in the United States.
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